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Hosts Bruce Devlin and Jean Johansson led the proceedings handing out the night’s biggest accolades, they were joined by Jane McCarry and interior designer John Amabile who assisted in presenting Cultural Icon of the Year and Business Person of the Year respectively.

Winners were rigorously chosen by the Icon Awards committee, itself made up of some of Scotland’s most committed and forward thinking individuals, having been shortlisted earlier in September and nominated directly by the Scottish public.

Actress Jane McCarry, who plays Isa, was on hand to present an award

In true Glasgow spirit, companies and initiatives across the city came together over the last six months in support of the call for diversity and inclusion.

Big winners of the evening included Fahad Bashir of the Scottish Police Muslim Association as Scotland’s Uniformed Icon of the Year, and Glasgow Women’s Library for Venue of the Year.

Political Icon of the Year went to the SNP’s Angela Crawley, who was the only finalist who retained her 2015 title of the same name.

Alan Sneddon of the Gay Police Association (Community Spirit Award Winners for 2015) was also commended for his work in the last 12 months and awarded runner up for Uniformed Icon of the Year.

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The biggest award of the evening, The Icon Award, went to Susan Douglas-Scott for her longstanding voluntary work and dedication to equality in Scotland.

Glasgow’s Lord Provost Sadie Docherty added her congratulations to all winners on the evening, saying: “I’m delighted that Glasgow is once again hosting the Icon Awards and extremely proud that my city is again being recognised for its diversity, tolerance and progressive thinking.

"We all know that people make Glasgow. Individuals and organisations representing and serving our LGBTI communities should take great pride in being recognised for their commitment to this cause.”